English-Swedish translations for allowance

• månadspeng en
  Vad har du i månadspeng?
• tillåtelse en
  Du har min tillåtelse att berätta allt för arbetsledaren.
• veckopeng en
  Vad har du i veckopeng?

Definition of allowance

• permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
• Acknowledgment
• That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity
• Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
• A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country
• A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry
• A child's allowance; pocket money
• A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law
• license; indulgence
• To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink
• To supply in a fixed and limited quantity

Synonyms

• authorization
• permission
• sanction
• tolerance

Examples

• her meagre allowance of food or drink
• to make allowance for his naivety
• Tare]] and tret are examples of allowance
• On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
• She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
• The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.
• Our provisions were allowanced.

Related words

• disallowance
• allowance in kind
• family allowance
• children's allowance
• monthly allowance
• weekly allowance
• sectoral allowance
• gender equality allowance
• low-wage allowance